Free PERT practice test.

Choose a subject

Start with the subject your college says you need. If you need all three and don’t know where you stand, start with the one that worries you most: the result tells you how to split your study time. You can stop any test partway through with “Save and exit” and pick up at the same question later on the same device.

Each form mixes the skills of its subject so no single topic dominates. The Math form touches all 25 math skills in the free course, from signed numbers to rational equations. The Reading form covers main ideas, summaries, inference, vocabulary, tone, purpose, structure, arguments and paired passages. The Writing form splits evenly between revising short numbered drafts and editing single sentences. Most questions in every form are of medium difficulty, with a few easier and harder ones.

How a practice test works, question by question

The test opens on its own full-page screen with one question at a time and a progress bar. Reading and Writing questions show the passage or draft together with the question. There is no timer anywhere on the screen.

1. Choose an answer. You can change it as often as you like while the question is on screen.
2. Select Next. A short message asks you to lock in your answer, because you can’t return to the question. You can turn this message off for the rest of the test.
3. The next question appears. There is no Previous button and no list of earlier questions, so your submitted answers stay locked.
4. On a math question with a calculator, a Calculator button opens a four-function calculator beside the question. On every other math question, a note says no calculator is available.
5. After question 30, confirm that you want to submit. Your results and every explanation open right away.

This is the same answer-to-advance rule the real PERT uses, and it is the main reason to take a full form instead of loose questions. Practicing with locked answers trains you to finish checking before you submit, not after.

A quick check before you lock an answer

Because you can’t come back, the check has to happen before you select Next. Use a short routine that fits the subject and practice it on every question until it is automatic.

• Math: reread the last line of the question to confirm what it asks for (the width or the area, x or y, adults or students), then substitute your answer back into the original equation or situation.
• Reading: point to the sentence in the passage that proves your choice. If you can’t find one, the choice probably says more than the passage does.
• Writing: read your choice in the full sentence or draft, not by itself. Check that it keeps the meaning, fits the sentences around it and fixes only what the question asks about.

If you are stuck, rule out the choices you can prove wrong, pick the strongest of the rest and move on. There is no clock, so take the time you need, but don’t let one hard question drain your focus for the questions that follow it.

How this practice compares with the real PERT

The biggest difference is adaptivity. On the real PERT, your earlier answers decide which questions come next, and your 50–150 score depends on which questions you were given as well as how many you got right. A fixed form can’t reproduce that, so your practice count does not convert to a PERT score. The PERT scoring guide explains why, and what a good PERT score is covers the cut scores.

The real PERT mixes in 5 unscored field-test questions, and you won’t be told which ones they are. Treat every question on test day as if it counts, the same way you treat all 30 in practice.

Neither version has a clock, but testing centers have opening hours, and colleges’ own estimates range from about two hours to more than three for all three subjects; the test dates guide lists them by college. Taking a practice form in one sitting gives you a sense of your own pace.

How to use your results

The results screen shows four things: how many of the 30 you got right, your accuracy as a percentage, a table by question type with a link to each type’s guide, and a table by skill, weakest first, with links to the matching lessons. Below that, every question is listed with your answer, the correct answer and the explanation. For context, the screen also shows Florida’s college-ready score for that subject, but it does not compare your count to it.

1. Read every explanation for a miss, and for any question you guessed right. A lucky guess is a skill you still need.
2. Name the reason for each miss. Was it a concept you didn’t know, a step you skipped, a misread question, or a choice that looked right but didn’t fit the passage? The fix is different for each.
3. Start with the weakest skill in the skill table. Open its lesson in the free PERT course and work the examples.
4. Practice that skill with new questions. Build a set in the question bank for the same subject, or read the guide for the question type you missed most, such as algebra and word problems.
5. Keep a short daily habit. The question of the day mixes topics, so it keeps the other skills fresh.

Your past attempts stay listed on the practice progress page. You can retake any form from the results screen, but the questions and their order are the same each time, so a second score partly measures memory. Use a retake as a final rehearsal of the answer-to-advance routine a few days before your test, after you have practiced the weak skills with new questions.

Where the practice tests fit in your prep

A simple order works for most students. Take the practice test in each subject you need at the start. Spend most of your time on lessons and new question sets for the skills you missed. In the last few days, retake one form straight through to rehearse your pace and the no-going-back rule.

If you have a date, the PERT study plan turns this into a 14-, 30- or 60-day schedule. Before test day, read the test day checklist and the PERT exam guide for ID, calculator and retake rules.

Practice one subject in more depth

Each subject page explains what is tested, walks through sample questions and has a practice set you can build on the page.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

PERT rules are set by Florida law and by each college. These are the pages this guide relies on; your testing center’s current instructions take priority.

1. Florida Department of Education, Demonstration of College Readiness (Formerly Common Placement Testing/PERT). Accessed October 3, 2026.
2. Florida Department of Education, P.E.R.T. Student Study Guide (undated, linked from the FDOE page). Accessed October 3, 2026.
3. Florida Administrative Code, State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.0315, F.A.C., Demonstration of Readiness for College-Level Communication and Computation. Accessed November 5, 2026.
4. Miami Dade College, Testing: PERT. Accessed November 5, 2026.
5. Santa Fe College, Assessment/Course Placement Guide. Accessed November 5, 2026.
6. Valencia College, Taking the PERT Exam. Accessed November 5, 2026.
7. Florida State College at Jacksonville, Available Assessments: PERT. Accessed November 5, 2026.
8. Florida Department of Education, P.E.R.T. Frequently Asked Questions, revised February 2015 (historical). Accessed October 3, 2026.